CEBU CITY – The bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes to return to the City Hall next year has suffered a major blow. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division canceled Cortes’ Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for material and false representation. The cancellation of...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government officially launched its solar power system on Wednesday, Dec. 18. BACOLOD City officials led by Mayor Albee Benitez (center) launch the solar power system at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) with Frederic Tesfay (third from right), project head of the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “How do I make sure I do well in the surveys?” Every time election time looms on the horizon, young, aspiring public servants vying for elective posts approach me and ask me that question. My usual answer is: “Don’t rely on them.” The reliability of election-related...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways to expedite work at the heritage district here. UNFINISHED work by the DPWH on Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) In a letter dated Dec. 17 to Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, the mayor asked the agency...
To boost the city's sustainability efforts, the San Juan City local government launched the Wilson e-trike system aimed at introducing another environment-friendly mode of transportation to commuters on Monday, Dec. 16. Mayor Francis Zamora together with city government officials during the launch...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council declared a business tycoon as an adopted son and honorary mayor of this city through a resolution in recognition of his significant contributions to development here. SY (center). (John Louie Abrina) In a letter request dated Dec. 3 to the city council,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that he would inhibit himself from the case of Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro particularly on the cancellation of the latter's candidacy for the 2025 polls. Teodoro said he will file a Motion for Reconsideration...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod during their regular session on Wednesday approved the ordinance proposing a P4.4-billion budget for this city next year. THE Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). (Glazyl Masculino) Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairman of the Committee on...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire razed 31 stalls inside the Bacolod Central Market on Bonifacio St., Barangay 12, this city, on Friday the 13th. FIRE Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, Bacolod fire marshal, shows to Mayor Albee Benitez a portion of the Bacolod Central Market in Barangay 12 razed by a fire on Friday,...
Mayor Albee Benitez urged people in Bacolod City who have been asked to pay commissions from government financial assistance to file formal complaints. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that he has received reports about this issue and emphasized the need for official documentation to proceed...
ILOILO CITY – A Commission on Audit report resurfaced on the almost P41-million disallowance during the term of former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of this city, three months after returning to the country from a long exile in the United States. A COA annual report for 2014 found a P39.7-million...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is prepared to assist local government units in Negros Occidental affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said that he is awaiting an update from La Castellana on the number of the evacuees but the city...
